Special Report
•  Hong Kong Emerging from the Global Biotech Map

Industry Watch
•  MEDEC Acquires Austrian Competitors
•  Strategic Alliance between Siemens and Visiomed
•  China's Medical Sector Performance in First Half 2003
•  New Partnership: Trans-Science and Mizuho Bank

Products/Services Highlight
•  Baxter's Advate Tests European Market
•  Thomson Scientific's Latest Unparalleled Patent Analysis Solution
•  Bioinformatics Toolbox for MATLAB
•  World First Biodegradable Gene Carrier

Research Findings
•  Origin of SARS Virus: Mammal-avian Hybrid?

Rules & Regulations
•  Biotech Industry's Code of Conduct Drafted
•  Phenformin Banned in India
•  Japan Adopts Flexible Living Organ Donors Scheme

Agriculture
•  China Leads in Transgenic Planting
•  Improved Screening Method for GM Food Content
•  GM Natto Soybeans Available in Japan

Commentaries & Analyses
•  China's Medical Industry in First Half 2003

Education
•  Life Science Continuing Education Partnership

People
•  The Human Genome Man

Conference Calendar